709: The French battle against terrorism; also band with neighbors; reject Turkish insults. Philippe Etienne, @Ph_Etienne, @franceintheus, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres
Image: Angoulême: façade of the cathedral The French battle against terrorism; also band with neighbors; reject Turkish insults. Philippe Etienne, @Ph_Etienne, @franceintheus, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres Philippe Etienne, @Ph_Etienne, @franceintheus, ambassador of the Republic of France to Washington, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re: European terrorist attacks; Turkey; Eastern Med. The fight again terrorist threat. Priority is to prevent future attacks; checking propagation of terrorist msgs on social media. Deradicalization programs: each country needs to learn from all the others. Without security there is no freedom. Of course, freedom of speech is very important; at the same time, messages that lead to murder . . . ISIS: lost territory in Iraq and Syria, but they're still there. Need to know how they evolved. Erdogan? Our Ministers have condemned insults to another leader of a natural country; we recalled out ambassador for a time. Discussed Turkey in the European Union. We want good cooperation with Turkey, our neighbor. Philippe Etienne is the Ambassador of France to the United States. He previously held numerous posts within the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and most recently served as the Diplomatic Adviser to President Macron (2017-2019).